FNUS75 KREV 291244
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR SATTLEHORN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
444 AM PST TUE NOV 29 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...LOW MIXING HEIGHTS TODAY WITH POOR SMOKE DISPERSION DUE
TO HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SIERRA.  A COLD FRONT OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA WEDNESDAY.  WINDS WILL INCREASE
LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE FRONT THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 900 PST 11/28/11
   WEATHER............SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE........50...MAX 56.
   HUMIDITY...........20%...MIN 15-18%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....VARIABLE/UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT......8000-8500 FT MSL.
   MIXING WINDS.......SOUTHWEST-WEST 5-10 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............PARTLY CLOUDY.
   TEMPERATURE........MIN 36-40.
   HUMIDITY...........MAX 25-30%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                      5-10 GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY
   WEATHER............PARTLY CLOUDY.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX NEAR 40...THEN TO AROUND 30 IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 25-30% EARLY TO MID MORNING THEN RISING
                      TO 50-60% IN THE AFTERNOON.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....NORTHWEST 8-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                      SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 25-30 MPH BY NOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT......8500 FT MSL.
   MIXING WINDS.......NORTH 15-20 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 25-30
                      MPH.

FORECASTER...HOHMANN/BRONG

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REQUESTED BY...ISAAC POWNING
REASON FOR REQUEST...STATE, TRIBAL OR LOCAL FIRE AGENCY WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH A
FEDERAL PARTICIPANT IN THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES.